Mimaki Europe B.V.
Sign Graphics Products
Continuous operation
Light
emitter
Receiver
Print head
Ink ejection by each nozzle line
Sensor:
Receiver detects a light
→
no ink drop
→
Cleaning
The NCU unit
Nozzle check duration: 50sec./check
Nozzle check ink consumption: 192 cc/year*
*Operating Condition: One check/hour x 10-hour operation/day x 240-day
NCU operation flow
Checks nozzles
Nozzle recovery
is then automatically set
Start printing
Warning (Standby)
Yes
No
All nozzles are checked per
nozzle line
When missing nozzles
could not be recovered
after retrying cleaning.
The number of the
retrying cleaning can
be changed.
Nozzle Missing
Yes/No
Cleaning is done automatically
Nozzle check
setup
1. After printing one file
2. After printing the set print length
When the number of missing
nozzles is higher than the number
in the setup
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NCU (Nozzle Check Unit)
